Gregory S Weingart, Jestin N Carlson, Clifton W Callaway, Robert Frank, Henry E Wang
BACKGROUND: Sedations after endotracheal intubation (ETI) reduce the risk of self-extubation, uncontrolled pain, and myocardial infarction. Although several small single-center studies demonstrate low rates of sedative drug administration after ETI in the emergency department (ED), little is known regarding post-ETI sedative drug practices nationally. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of the ED portion of the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey from 2006 to 2009...
January 2013: American Journal of Emergency Medicine